I know we got boat load of guards (that can't shoot), but I am thinking with Billups pretty much done for the season, that trading for Andre Miller could have been a suitable backup point guard. I am sure the Nuggets would have been happy to take anyone for Miller whether it was Bynum, or a Siva/GiGi combo........This team is in need of a guard that can settle the troops when Jennings is out of control resting, and Miller although 37 could have done what Billups or Bynum couldn't do.

I am thinking Phil Jackson put the word out to have everyone to put their phone of ignore if Joe tried to call or text them about shopping any of our idiots, players.

If the Pacers wanted to move Granger, for Turner, we could have matched that deal by giving them Stuckey/GiGi for Granger and had our SF who may be back to norm by next season.............. Guess they didn't want to trade within the division........

I have avoided piling on JD over the years, although he's obviously responsible for a lot of the mess.

I suspect the Pistons are writing off the season, and there is a good chance JD will leave at the end, as he doesn't have a contract extension in place. A GM who is doing a good job and has the confidence of ownership should never get past the all star break as a lame duck.

He got lucky with Ben Wallace. He got lucky with Rip Hamilton. I suspect a large part of landing Rasheed Wallace and the trade working out was LB as much as people are loathe to give LB (or for that matter, Carlisle) any credit.

He's created a circus of the coaching position, and he's shown absolutely no ability to make a shrewd trade in 10 years. Everyone is terrified of him having cap space except player agents.

Part of being a sports fan is being eternally optimistic in the face of overwhelming evidence of doom. That said, I don't think anything this front office does will get me excited again. Once bitten, twice shy.

He got lucky with Ben Wallace. He got lucky with Rip Hamilton. I suspect a large part of landing Rasheed Wallace and the trade working out was LB as much as people are loathe to give LB (or for that matter, Carlisle) any credit.

He's created a circus of the coaching position, and he's shown absolutely no ability to make a shrewd trade in 10 years. Everyone is terrified of him having cap space except player agents.

Part of being a sports fan is being eternally optimistic in the face of overwhelming evidence of doom. That said, I don't think anything this front office does will get me excited again. Once bitten, twice shy.

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Only, we got bitten twice. What then?

This team needs to embrace rebuilding from the ground up. Lethargic play is more a part of Detroit Basketball than defense and toughness.